Sep 25

The time is now. It’s a festival. It’s a march. It’s a moment. It’s a movement. In 1968 a gang of rock stars worked together to release a compilation album called The Rock Machine Turns You On, a sampling of the best talent of the time. They knew they were stronger if they worked together. […]

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Jan 11

We have a lot happening in January and February Click on the pictures for all the details! Première: We Don’t Know What’s Buried Here I’m Not Here on Tour to Canada A New Film Project And we’ve also been commissioned to write and direct a film for the Clondalkin Drugs and Alcohol Task Force. The […]

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Dec 11

NOT AT HOME – Winner of ‘Best Production Award’ at Dublin Fringe Festival 2017 – comes to London this December hosted by the London-Irish Abortion Rights Campaign. ***Suggested donation £5. Drop in any time during opening hours.*** SATURDAY 16th Dec. 3pm – 10pm SUNDAY 17th Dec. 12pm – 8pm Created by Grace Dyas (THEATREclub) and […]

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Sep 28

We are absolutely delighted to share that NOT AT HOME led by Grace Dyas (THEATREclub) and Emma Fraser (Nine Crows) won the award for Best Production at Dublin Fringe Festival. We’d like to thank everyone at Dublin Fringe Festival, the judging panel, and everyone else who supported this project. Most of all, we would like […]

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Sep 7

We are inviting all TDs and Senators to attend ‘NOT AT HOME’ in the NCAD Gallery, on Thomas Street in Dublin, as part of this year’s Dublin Fringe Festival. NOT AT HOME is a durational art campaign by Emma Fraser (Nine Crows) & Grace Dyas (THEATREclub), to make visible the experiences of women who travel […]

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Aug 15

We created NOT AT HOME with the sole aim to record and transmit the lived experiences of real women who have had to travel abroad to access abortion services and to create a space where those experiences could be heard. This video is made up of original video footage and a soundscape recorded on our […]

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Aug 3

There’s plenty of opportunity to see BRAND NEW WORK from us this festival season. We’re at Dublin Fringe Festival and Dublin Theatre Festival NOT AT HOME Dublin Fringe Festival In 2013, she travelled to have an abortion. Afterwards, she needed to talk to women who had made this journey. She asked them to share their […]

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Feb 16

The Game explores the act of buying sex, and the subculture of prostitution and sex work with. It’s a show that’s also a real-life game. Five volunteer men join the two actors onstage. The men have never played ‘The Game’. They have no idea what they’re about to do, they won’t be given a script. They are […]

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Feb 10

Dear Men, I sold sex for a few years. I met many, many men, none of whom gave much of a shit about me. Why should they have? I was just doing a job. Now when I see people talking about prostitution all I hear are women’s voices. It’s women who are debating it, […]

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Jan 20

We’re delighted to announce that The Game will be on tour in 2017. The Game premiered in Dublin Theatre Festival in 2015 and has been staged again in Bray, Newbridge and Brisbane, Australia in 2016. We’re extra overjoyed to share that this will be the first time a THEATREclub show will be staged in the […]

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Nov 26

Today is the 8th Anniversary of the day THEATREclub was founded. This is our view from the Peacock Stage of our National Theatre. Tomorrow is our last performance here and the final performance of #TheIrelandTrilogy. Making shows is not easy. Making shows, films, festivals, workshops, talks, public conversation events and all the rest for 8 […]

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Oct 14

Conveying the story of the past 50 years of violent political conflict on this island we felt that it is crucial to express the reality of bloodshed it entailed. We’ve decided to use an animal which was already going to be killed as a vehicle for the audience to witness the harshness of this era. […]

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Jul 26

It’s Not Over at Dublin Theatre Festival 2016 We are delighted to announce we will be returning to the wonderful Dublin Theatre Festival this Autumn with a premiere of our new piece It’s Not Over. ‘It’s not an easy thing to take up a gun and go out and kill some person without strong convictions […]

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Jul 15

The Game will be returning in August & September September will mark our first time presenting work outside of Europe. We’re in safe hands and good company at Brisbane Festival in Australia Since our Premiere at Dublin Theatre Festival 2015 in Project Arts Centre Director Grace Dyas was nominated for Best director at The […]

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Jul 7

We are beyond delighted to announce that The Ireland Trilogy will be on the Peacock Stage in the Abbey Theatre in November The Ireland Trilogy is a theatre event comprising of three pieces of performance made by THEATREclub since 2010. They were created as a trilogy, and now, for the first time at The Abbey Theatre, […]

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Apr 6

Making something new, over and over again. Come and join THEATREclub’s Grace Dyas for a week of reflection, researching, recharging and most importantly acting. It’s a workshop for actors. This is a workshop about staying on your feet, staying on the floor, keeping you on your toes! The week will alternate between two themes We’re […]

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Feb 17

We are delighted to announce that we are creating a piece that will take place as part of St. Patrick’s Festival 2016. look-see RUN It’s just after sunset. You’ve just had your tea. And you’re comin with us. Performance Mavericks THEATREclub conspire with a group of teenagers they’ve never met to bring you round […]

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Aug 21

Dear Sex Workers, Our creative process is shifting and changing our idea of the final piece minute to minute. We wrote this a couple of weeks ago, we wanted to explain where we were coming from. Since then, we have had lots of interesting conversations, both online and in real life. Will you hear us […]

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Aug 10

The Game, an exploration of the act of buying sex, is our new piece. We have been researching the show for the past year. Anyone who has embarked on a similar journey will know that there is a huge amount of information out there, any thousands of different perspectives. We are now at a particular […]

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Feb 23

This May – THEATREclub will host a week of workshops at FRINGE Lab. The workshops will focus on performance techniques, devising and a holistic approach to living to as an artist. This is a week of on your feet style exercises combined with rigorous discussion and attention to detail in every aspect of making. The […]

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Jan 25

Grace Dyas has been travelling around Ireland for the past few weeks Designing The Audience for our national tour of HEROIN. In the first of a series of blogs on her travels, she recounts her experiences in Belfast, the first stop on the tour. Our play HEROIN will be at The Lyric in just over […]

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Jan 20

Here’s your line up for Wednesday Play this song from Carriages as the theme music for reading what’s coming Wednesday WEDNESDAY 21st 1830 Alan Howley & Jack Cawley – Umbrage It would be nice if things were simpler – wouldn’t it? Erica, Oonagh, & Heather– My Lovely Rose A cheeky peek into the Rose of Tralee : how […]

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Jan 16

Click on the vids to hear Producer Shane Byrne giving you the run down. BOOKING CAN BE DONE HERE! WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY THE THEATRE MACHINE TURNS YOU ON 4- the Jam Sessions is kindly supported by The Porterhouse

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Jan 6

We’re having a great time on tour with our show HEROIN. Catch it at the venues below. For more info about the show click here! HEROIN National Tour ★★★★★ – Sunday Times ★★★★ – Irish Times #HeroinTour THEATREclub’s award winning HEROIN is back this year on a national tour of Ireland. “Heroin manages to convey […]

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Dec 15

The 4th Edition of THE THEATRE MACHINE TURNS YOU ON 4- The Jam Sessions In 1968 Rock Music was changed and influenced by artists coming together to produce a bargain priced sampler album. One album. One Track each. This was The Rock Machine Turns You On. In 2014 THEATREclub have gathered 16 artists to come […]

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Dec 11

Hello everyone, We are so incredibly super excited about THE THEATRE MACHINE TURNS YOU ON 4- The Jam Sessions which will be taking place in Project Arts Centre 21-24 January 2015. Keep an eye on our Facebook, Twitter & Instagram for the scoop!

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Nov 7

APPLICATIONS FOR THE THEATRE MACHINE TURNS YOU ON 4- THE JAM SESSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED As you must know by now THE THEARE MACHINE TURNS YOU IN 4- the Jam Sessions is coming back in January 2015. (All the info you’ll need is here) WELL THERE IS […]

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Nov 4

Over 3 editions of THE THEATRE MACHINE TURNS YOU ON we have presented almost 60 pieces. Here are a few of those who have gone before. Remember if you want to apply for number 4 The Jam Sessions then you can click here. Or if you want all the information you can click here instead. […]

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Oct 28

*****APPLICATIONS FOR THE THEATRE MACHINE TURNS YOU ON 4- THE JAM SESSIONS are now closed****** From the people who brought you THE THEATRE MACHINE TURNS YOU ON, THE THEATRE MACHINE TURNS YOU ON: Vol II & THE THEATRE MACHINE TURNS YOU ON: Vol 3 ***THE THEATRE MACHINE TURNS […]